Rivers Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok Ette-Ibas Rtd is slated to meet with the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Rivers Oversight on Friday April 25, 2025.

This comes after failing to show up for two previous meetings with the Committee led by the House Leader, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, on Thursday.

The Committee, set up by the Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, has the objective of working towards resolving the political crisis in Rivers State in the shortest possible time.

Ibas was to initially meet the Committee on Thursday, April 17 but it was cancelled at the last minute.

According to a statement by the House Spokesman, Hon Akin Rotimi, the meeting could not be held because the Committee received a formal request from the Sole Administrator to reschedule the session.

The meeting was rescheduled for Thursday, April 24 for 3pm but the Sole Administrator again failed to turn up.

This time, no reason, was given.

However members of the Committee held a closed door meeting, which started around 2.30pm and finished at 3.19pm at the venue.

Ihonvbere told reporters at the Conference Room 301 of the New Building in the House of Representatives Wing, the venue, there were no comments at the end of the closed-door session.

Ihonvbere said the Committee was still working and would issue a statement eventually.

However later on Thursday night it was gathered that necessary arrangements has been concluded for the meeting on Friday at 10am at the National Assembly Complex. (The Nation)

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